Christmas left over burritos

Jan 1, 2015 • oli

Turkey curry is the scourge of this country. I love turkey, I love leftovers and it breaks my heart hearing people whine on about “never ending turkey”. The good news is that everything on the Christmas table is even better (IMHO) reheated. Forgot cold sliced turkey and bedraggled veg, time to break out the burritos.

You will need

A couple of handfuls of left over turkey meat, white and brown, chopped down to inch sized chunks.

Do

Add in the peppers (chopped and sliced) and continue frying for a couple of minutes

Add the turkey, beans, gravy (or scrapings) and spices

Turn the heat up and give everything a good stir. You want it to be bubbling and melding. Everything is already cooked so don’t panic if you think you’ve not cooked for long enough.

Throw in the chunkier left over veg (sprouts, carrots etc) and put the tortilla on to warm (I to this by stacking them in the colander and standing this over the steaming pan)

Take the pan off the eat once you reach a point where there’s a good mix of textures. The peppers should still be chunky and crisp, the beans will have softened with the heat and the turkey will be properly heated though.

Time to built burritos! Smear leftover cranberry and breadsauce, add a blob of the cooked mixture, Squeeze over a little lime and maybe some black pepper, fold up and serve.

Result

A little too sloppy, very savory, unctuous and satisfying. Add cheese if you wish but I don’t think it needs it. A splash of hot sauce doesn’t go a miss.